Given name
Cayman
“from the islands”
Cayman is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “from the islands.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the islands.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cayman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,271
- 1,015 boys · 256 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,069 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,069 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 55 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,119 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cayman’s family of names
Cayman has a related form in Caeman. Cayman has a related form in Caemanne. Cayman has a related form in Caiman.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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